| Rank | Artist | Recording | Label | |
| 1 | SHINS | Port Of Morrow | Columbia | |
| 2 | WHITE RABBITS | Milk Famous | TBD | |
| 3 | BLACK KEYS | El Camino | Nonesuch | |
| 4 | DR. DOG | Be The Void | Anti | |
| 5 | FIRST AID KIT | The Lion’s Roar | Wichita | |
| 6 | TENNIS | Young And Old | Fat Possum | |
| 7 | MAGNETIC FIELDS | Love At The Bottom Of The Sea | Merge | |
| 8 | GRIMES | Visions | 4AD | |
| 9 | MEMORYHOUSE | The Slideshow Effect | Sub Pop | |
| 10 | BROTHER ALI | The Bite Marked Heart [EP] | Rhymesayers | |
| 11 | AVA LUNA | Ice Level | Infinite Best | |
| 12 | SHARON VAN ETTEN | Tramp | Jagjaguwar | |
| 13 | MIIKE SNOW | Happy To You | Universal Republic | |
| 14 | SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS | Ghostory | Vagrant | |
| 15 | NOW, NOW | Threads | Trans | |
| 16 | POLICA | Give You The Ghost | Totally Gross National Product | |
| 17 | OF MONTREAL | Paralytic Stalks | Polyvinyl | |
| 18 | KATHLEEN EDWARDS | Voyageur | Rounder | |
| 19 | M. WARD | A Wasteland Companion | Merge | |
| 20 | DELTA SPIRIT | Delta Spirit | Rounder | |
| 21 | M83 | Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming | Mute | |
| 22 | CHAIRLIFT | Something | Columbia | |
| 23 | BEN KWELLER | Go Fly A Kite | Noise Company | |
| 24 | MONA | Mona | Island | |
| 25 | FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE | Ceremonials | Island | |
| 26 | FUN | Some Nights | Fueled By Ramen | |
| 27 | THE MEN | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones | |
| 28 | JONQUIL | Point Of Go | Dovecote | |
| 29 | BON IVER | Bon Iver | Jagjaguwar | |
| 30 | PHANTOGRAM | Nightlife | Barsuk |
